THE WOMEN OF THE WATER
There was once, a while ago that the women of the water existed. They were nocturne beings that lived in a fresh water places. The places where lived more than them were in lakes, rivers, fountains …Because of that they had some virtues: fecundity, life and wealth. Their beauty was perfect and idyllic. Some say that they had the ability of fall in love men. There are many of legends and stories.
The legend says that the women of the water like to see their face reflected in the rivers or lakes under the moonlight. Their eyes were blue or green and they had got a lot of depth, which represented the depth of the water.
They lived more than a thousand years and they had the eternal youth. The places which they lived the most are “Solsonès”, “Ribes”, “Puigmal”, “Plà de l’Estany”, “Montseny”, “Arbúcies”…
One legend says that the women of the de water spread their laundry near the lakes and rivers Sant Joan’s night, a very special night. The clothes were made of perfume silk. Some say that the one that was able to steal one of those clothes without being discovered would be a rich man. But the one that had the bad luck of being discovered would be punished by them.
Another legend says that a young heir of some lands had had bad crop that year. One night he left to take the air and going for a walk arrived to a lake. There he saw a beautiful woman of the water. Immediately he fell in love with her and then he asked her to be corresponded. After insister a lot, the woman of the water consented to marry him and she went to live in his house. But she putted he only one condition: “Never, for any reason, neither for well neither for bad, tell me woman of water.” At the little time, the wealth arrived and with them two children. They were very happy, but one day everything twisted. The woman, with the help of her workers, decided to reap wheat fields that were still green. The young heir, when saw his wasted crop, told to his wife: "Woman of water had to be!”. And immediately pronounced these words the woman of the water disappeared for ever. After that a big storm razed all his crops of that year. And it’s then when the man realized his serious error. From then on, the poverty and the misery invaded the young heir. Some say that the woman of the water returned day after day for combed all of her children with a gold comb and gave them a kiss.
…When you walk near the rivers, watch over that a woman of water is not there...
There was once, a while ago that the women of the water existed. They were nocturne beings that lived in a fresh water places. The places where lived more than them were in lakes, rivers, fountains …Because of that they had some virtues: fecundity, life and wealth. Their beauty was perfect and idyllic. Some say that they had the ability of fall in love men. There are many of legends and stories.
The legend says that the women of the water like to see their face reflected in the rivers or lakes under the moonlight. Their eyes were blue or green and they had got a lot of depth, which represented the depth of the water.
They lived more than a thousand years and they had the eternal youth. The places which they lived the most are “Solsonès”, “Ribes”, “Puigmal”, “Plà de l’Estany”, “Montseny”, “Arbúcies”…
One legend says that the women of the de water spread their laundry near the lakes and rivers Sant Joan’s night, a very special night. The clothes were made of perfume silk. Some say that the one that was able to steal one of those clothes without being discovered would be a rich man. But the one that had the bad luck of being discovered would be punished by them.
Another legend says that a young heir of some lands had had bad crop that year. One night he left to take the air and going for a walk arrived to a lake. There he saw a beautiful woman of the water. Immediately he fell in love with her and then he asked her to be corresponded. After insister a lot, the woman of the water consented to marry him and she went to live in his house. But she putted he only one condition: “Never, for any reason, neither for well neither for bad, tell me woman of water.” At the little time, the wealth arrived and with them two children. They were very happy, but one day everything twisted. The woman, with the help of her workers, decided to reap wheat fields that were still green. The young heir, when saw his wasted crop, told to his wife: "Woman of water had to be!”. And immediately pronounced these words the woman of the water disappeared for ever. After that a big storm razed all his crops of that year. And it’s then when the man realized his serious error. From then on, the poverty and the misery invaded the young heir. Some say that the woman of the water returned day after day for combed all of her children with a gold comb and gave them a kiss.
…When you walk near the rivers, watch over that a woman of water is not there...
